| Program |
Number of Lessons |
Hours |
Format |
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| Express |
Unit 1 of the Comprehensive Level 1 Program plus 11 -- 13 travel scenes |
1.25 |
CD |
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| Compact |
Stand-alone 10 lesson programs (of the less-frequently-offered languages) |
5 |
CD |
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| Quick & Simple |
The first 8 lessons from the Comprehensive Level 1 Program |
4 |
CD and Cassette |
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| Basic |
The first 10 lessons from the Comprehensive Level 1 Program |
5 |
CD |
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| Conversational |
The first 16 lessons from the Comprehensive Level 1 Program |
8 |
CD |
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| Comprehensive |
30 lessons per level (see level details below) -- plus Readings and / or Notes |
16 |
CD and Cassette |
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| Plus |
An additional 10 units (Spanish & German only) |
5 |
CD and Cassette |
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About the Pimsleur Comprehensive Programs
Everything needed to actually learn to speak a foreign language in one package -- the essential grammar and vocabulary, all in context with no mindless repetition required -- 30 lessons offering spoken-language fluency with a performance guarantee.
| Level 1 (Start here to begin your Pimsleur Comprehensive Program Training) |
Upon completion of a Level 1 , you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to
- initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations,
- deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family,
- communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations,
- avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements,
- satisfy personal needs and limited social demands,
- establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries,
- begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.
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| Level 2 (Start here after completion of level 1) |
Level 2 will double your vocabulary and grammatical structures while increasing your spoken proficiency exponentially. Upon completion of a level 2, you will be able to
- engage in fuller conversations involving yourself, your family, daily activities, interests and personal preferences,
- combine known elements into increasingly longer sentences and strings of sentences,
- create with language and function in informal situations,
- deal with concrete topics in the past, present, and future,
- meet social demands and limited job requirements,
- begin reading for meaning.
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| Level 3 (Start here after completion of level 1 and 2) |
Level 3 will increase your vocabulary and grammatical structures and triple your spoken proficiency. Upon completion of a level 3, you will be able to
- participate in most informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and some semi-professional topics,
- form longer sentences while maintaining the target language syntax,
- be understood even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners,
- handle increasingly difficult grammatical structures,
- enjoy fluent conversations with a variety of strangers,
- have a near-native accent, and the subtleties of the language will be apparent in your speech,
- read at the same level at which you speak.
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| Plus Programs (Start here after completion of levels 1,2, and 3) |
Plus Programs will
- build upon the language corpus acquired in Levels I, II, and III,
- include real-life situations (working in a publishing company and attending a trade fair),
- include a more interpersonal exchange of language at a higher level, using diverse language strategies.
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